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NGC 3616 (also MCG 10-16-120, UGC 6348 and PGC 34718) is a magnitude +12.3 optical double star located in the constellation Leo. 

The star was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 8th April 1784.

Right Ascension 11h 18m 08.6s, Declination +14° 45' 58"



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